Your new companyYou will working for a global leader in financial services.Your new roleThe organisation are looking for an interim balance sheet accountant for a period of 6-7 months to join their small team. Duties of the role include:
* Assist the Balance Sheet Accounting Manager in developing a prioritised plan for balance sheet reconciliations, focusing on legal entities, accounts, and balances, and outlining steps for improvement initiatives.
* Aid in reviewing and amending our fixed asset ledger to ensure compliance.
* Investigate any unidentified balances, providing evidence and accounting resolutions.
* Report any issues to the Financial Control Manager.
* Help the Balance Sheet Accounting Manager establish a process for balance sheet reconciliations to ensure governance and high-quality supporting information for balance sheets and fixed assets.
* Monitor the quality and timeliness of balance sheet work, providing feedback to colleagues and senior management as part of ongoing quality improvement.
* Serve as a point of contact and escalation for support requests, resolving conflicts and issues raised by finance and non-finance teams.
* Monitor risks and issues, ensuring timely resolution or escalation.
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
* Support Financial Control with balance sheet audit evidence.
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